Asterdale Primary School
Borrowash Road, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John O'Leary
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 146855
- Local authority
- Derby
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01332662323
About this school
Asterdale Primary School is a primary academy in Derby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 23 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 52% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 74% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 83% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Asterdale Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derby average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 53.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 55.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Asterdale Primary School compares
Asterdale Primary School ranked 27th of 60 primary schools in Derby for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.8% | 27.9% | 208 | — |
| Borrow Wood Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 29.6% | 276 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashbrook Infant School | — | 4% | 20.7% | 122 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashbrook Junior School | 60% | 4.3% | 33.5% | 168 | 0.7 miles |
| St Werburgh's CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 17.1% | 281 | 0.8 miles |
| Springfield Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 35% | 324 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 21 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.92%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 10.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Borrow Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ashbrook Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Ashbrook Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Derby
-
St Werburgh's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Derby
-
Springfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Derby
Other schools in Derby
Asterdale Primary School ranks 41st of the 86 ranked primary schools in Derby.
- Akaal Primary School Primary
- Allenton Primary School Primary
- Alvaston Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alvaston Junior Academy Primary
- Arboretum Primary School Primary
- Ash Croft Primary Academy Primary
- Ashbrook Infant School Primary
- Ashbrook Junior School Primary
- Ashgate Primary School Primary
- Ashwood Spencer Academy Primary
- Aston-on-Trent Primary School Primary
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Asterdale Primary School teach?
- Asterdale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Derby.
- Who is the headteacher of Asterdale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Asterdale Primary School is Mr John O'Leary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Asterdale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Asterdale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Asterdale Primary School?
- Asterdale Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Asterdale Primary School full?
- Asterdale Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Asterdale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Asterdale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Asterdale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Asterdale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Asterdale Primary School?
- Asterdale Primary School is part of ODYSSEY COLLABORATIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Asterdale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Asterdale Primary School rank locally?
- Asterdale Primary School ranked 27th of 60 primary schools in Derby for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Asterdale Primary School's absence rate?
- Asterdale Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Asterdale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Asterdale Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.